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TYLER- The Emergency Operation Center is fully activated, and nine City crews and nine\u00c2\u00a0Forestry Service crews are working to assess damage, clear roadways, and repair traffic signals affected by the recent severe thunderstorms that moved through the area. The city expects two more crews from the Forestry Service on Thursday. Residents should be cautious and aware of downed trees and power lines.<\/p>\n
City officials are asking residents to report personal property damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management through the iSTAT Damage Surveys. iSTAT reports could release funding from the Federal Emergency Management System (FEMA) directly to residents. The find the survey, click here<\/a>. COOLING AND CHARGING CENTERS<\/strong> SMITH COUNTY POINT OF DISTRIBUTION CENTERS<\/strong> OTHER ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE<\/strong> TRAFFIC SIGNALS<\/strong> ROADWAYS<\/strong> Residents can report flooded streets, potholes, sinkholes, downed trees, storm water issues, and drainage issues using the free “MyTyler” phone App\u00c2\u00a0or by calling the Streets Department at (903) 531-1393 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the Tyler Police Department non-emergency number at (903) 531-1000 during non-business hours.<\/p>\n Report downed power lines to the Tyler Police Department at the non-emergency number (903) 531-1000.<\/p>\n UTILITIES<\/strong> LAKE TYLER<\/strong> SOLID WASTE<\/strong> PARKS <\/strong> DAMAGE IN PARKS<\/strong> To get the latest weather forecast, go to the KTBB website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TYLER- The Emergency Operation Center is fully activated, and nine City crews and nine\u00c2\u00a0Forestry Service crews are working to assess damage, clear roadways, and repair traffic signals affected by the recent severe thunderstorms that moved through the area. The city expects two more crews from the Forestry Service on Thursday. Residents should be cautious and … Continue reading City of Tyler severe weather follow-up<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":1327943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-175x172.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Storm update from Smith County","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1327916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 09:28:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-175x172.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Storm update from Smith County","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1327916"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1328050,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327916\/revisions\/1328050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1327943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1327916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1327916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1327916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nTyler Public Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
\nTyler Senior Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nGlass Recreation Center is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nThe Smith County Emergency Operations Center opened two Point of Distribution center Wednesday. Smith County residents who are suffering from power outages and property damage can go to Chapel Hill High School and the second distribution center the First Baptist Church in Lindale. Both centers are open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Currently, they are distributing water, ice and tarps at both locations.<\/p>\n
\nGrace Community Church – Contact Stephen Wickliffe (903) 216-9651.
\nSmith County’s Overnight Shelter – Bullard Intermediate School, 217 Schoolhouse Rd.
\nRose City Oil (clearing trees on driveways and sidewalks) – (920) 484-8357
\nChurch of the Pines – Contact (903) 224-8595.
\nGreen Acres Baptist Church – Contact (903) 646-7610.
\nAmerican Red Cross – Contact (800) 733-2767<\/p>\n
\nTraffic Operations report all traffic signals are currently working.<\/p>\n
\nThe City Streets Department is continuing to assess damage and clear roadways.\u00c2\u00a0As of 8 a.m. on June 6, 142 streets are closed and 206 work orders remain for downed trees and limbs.
\nVolunteer organizations active during disasters are encouraged to assist in clearing trees and debris on private property. If power lines are involved do not attempt to move the lines or trees. Contact the Tyler Police Department non-emergency number at (903) 531-1000.<\/p>\n
\nAll essential City Services, including water and wastewater services, will continue to operate at full capacity. Contact\u00c2\u00a0Oncor\u00c2\u00a0at 1-888-313-4747 to report power outages. Oncor is reporting 7,000 customers remain without power in Smith County and estimates power will be fully restored by Sunday, June 9.<\/p>\n
\nBoat ramps at Lake Tyler are closed. The roads around the lake are now open.<\/p>\n
\nResidential and recycling collection resumed on Thursday, June 6.\u00c2\u00a0City officials ask that customers remain patient during trash pick-up. Crews may be unable to collect some customers’ trash because the roads are inaccessible due to downed trees, power lines, and debris.
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\nFor a $15 access fee, Solid Waste customers with a current water bill can take large limbs and brush to the Greenwood Farms Landfill at 12920 Farm to Market Road 2767. The landfill is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon.
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\nStarting next week, residents will be able to schedule special pick-ups with Solid Waste by submitting a work order online through Bulky Items and Special Pick-Ups | Tyler, TX (cityoftyler.org). Bundle the limbs that are less than four feet and 50 pounds together, and they will be picked up free of charge. Anything larger will have to pay a fee depending on size and weight, starting at $20.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nResidents are urged to avoid all parks and trails until all damage has been cleared. Park crews are prioritizing helping the Streets Department clear out roadways, and after that,\u00c2\u00a0they will start cleaning up parks.<\/p>\n
\nGlass Recreation Center – 3 trees down (one large tree caused concrete damage on the sidewalk)
\nBergfeld – 4 large trees down
\nRose Hill Cemetery – 7 large trees down and some headstones damaged
\nNoble E. Young – 4 trees down
\nWindsor Grove – 2 trees down
\nRose Stadium Parking lot – 1 tree down
\nSenior Center – large tree in the middle of the parking lot
\nRose Rudman Trail – large trees down (one large tree is blocking the road in front of Hubbard Middle School)
\nGoodman Museum – 3 large trees uprooted
\nLindsey Park – 2 trees down, compound fence about to collapse
\nWoldert Park – scoreboard blew down – 4 trees down
\nGolden Road – Light fixtures blew off
\nFaulkner – 1 small tree down
\nSouthside – 3 large trees uprooted (one of the trees is blocking Donnybrook)
\nWinters – 1 tree down on the Legacy Trail portion
\nPT Cole – Large limb fell and damaged new fencing behind the restrooms
\nGassaway – 1 large tree and lots of large limbs
\nEmmett – lots of large limbs
\nFun Forest – 1 large tree and 2 small trees, pool has a lot of debris
\nHillside – Neighbors large tree came down on the art wall
\nOak Grove \u00e2\u20ac\u201c small limbs down
\nWestview Cemetery – 7 trees down
\nNorthside \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 1 large tree down<\/p>\n